Joy
From Emil's Tablature
Joy
Transcribed by Mike from Ohio
D
Joy is over there in her incredible clothes Gmaj7 2
3
0
0
2
3
Gmaj7
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes
D
I was doing the best that I can I suppose
Gmaj7
But that little girl dancer eventually grows
E fill (b-c-d-c-b on A string)
Well she grows
G A
D
You can’t imagine all the times that I’ve tried
Gmaj7
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried
D
Let’s throw it away and just go for a ride
Gmaj7
And you'd say okay but you'd keep it inside
E fill
And I tried
G
I tried
E fill
I tried
G A
I tried
G D
We want you to be happy
A G
Don’t live inside the gloom
D
We want you to be happy
A G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
D
I never thought I could have it so good
G
You were the song that my soul understood
D
But time is a river that flows through the woods
G
And it led us to places we both understood
E
Would be gone
G
Before too long
E
Would be gone
G A
Before too long
D
When we were young we thought life was a game
G
But then somebody leaves you and you’re never the same
D
All of the places that people belong
G
To the puzzle but one of the pieces is gone
E
And it’s you
G
It’s you
E
It’s you
G A
Joy it’s you
G D
We want you to be happy
A G
Don’t live inside the gloom
D
We want you to be happy
A G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
SOLO
Em C G D A
E|---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12----12-13----12--------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------12----14-11----14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-------12----14-11--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G D A
E|---12-------12-15----15-------14-------17--------------------------|
B|------12----------------15-12----15--------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------------------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G
In time we’ll weather this storm
D A
Inside together you’ll see the change
C G A
When the sun shines through
G D A
We want you to be happy
G
Don’t live inside the gloom
D A
We want you to be happy
G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
Repeat variations of (jam out) this phrase over the ending lyrics
G D A
E|---15-------15-14-----------------------------------------|
B|------15-12-------15----15-14-------17--------------------|
G|---------------------14-------14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too
LYRICS:
Joy is over there in her incredible clothes
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes
I was doing the best that I can I suppose
But that little girl dancer eventually grows
Well she grows
You can’t imagine all the times that I’ve tried
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried
Let’s throw it away and just go for a ride
And you'd say okay but you'd keep it inside
And I tried
I tried
I tried
I tried
We want you to be happy
Don’t live inside the gloom
We want you to be happy
Come step outside your room
We want you to be happy
Cause this is your song too
I never thought I could have it so good
You were the song that my soul understood
But time is a river that flows through the woods
And it led us to places we both understood
Would be gone
Before too long
Would be gone
Before too long
When we were young we thought life was a game
But then somebody leaves you and you’re never the same
All of the places that people belong
To the puzzle that one of the pieces is gone
And it’s you
It’s you
It’s you
Joy it’s you
We want you to be happy
Don’t live inside the gloom
We want you to be happy
Come step outside your room
We want you to be happy
Cause this is your song too
In time we’ll weather this storm
Inside together you’ll see the change
When the sun shines through
We want you to be happy
Don’t live inside the gloom
We want you to be happy
Come step outside your room
We want you to be happy
Cause this is your song too
Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too
Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too
Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too
Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too
------------
D
Joy is over there in her incredible clothes
G
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes
D
I was doing the best that I can I suppose
G
But that little girl dancer eventually grows
E
Well she grows
G A
D
You can’t imagine all the times that I’ve tried
G
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried
D
Let’s throw it away and just go for a ride
G
And you'd say okay but you'd keep it inside
E
And I tried
G
I tried
E
I tried
G A
I tried
G D
We want you to be happy
A G
Don’t live inside the gloom
D
We want you to be happy
A G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
D
I never thought I could have it so good
G
You were the song that my soul understood
D
But time is a river that flows through the woods
G
And it led us to places we both understood
E
Would be gone
G
Before too long
E
Would be gone
G A
Before too long
D
When we were young we thought life was a game
G
But then somebody leaves you and you’re never the same
D
All of the places that people belong
G
To the puzzle but one of the pieces is gone
E
And it’s you
G
It’s you
E
It’s you
G A
Joy it’s you
G D
We want you to be happy
A G
Don’t live inside the gloom
D
We want you to be happy
A G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
SOLO
Em C G D A
E|---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12----12-13----12--------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------12----14-11----14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------12-------12----14-11--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G D A
E|---12-------12-15----15-------14-------17--------------------------|
B|------12----------------15-12----15--------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------------------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G
In time we’ll weather this storm
D A
Inside together you’ll see the change
C G A
When the sun shines through
G D A
We want you to be happy
G
Don’t live inside the gloom
D A
We want you to be happy
G
Come step outside your room
F#m
We want you to be happy
A
Cause this is your song too
Repeat variations of (jam out) this phrase over the ending lyrics
G D A
E|---15-------15-14-----------------------------------------|
B|------15-12-------15----15-14-------17--------------------|
G|---------------------14-------14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------14-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Aaaaa aaaa aaaa
This is your song too
- * * * * * UPDATE * * * * * *
By Jaime
Bel Air, MD
This is my first contribution here, and my formatting isn't so good. Hopefully you can tell what I'm trying to say...
In general the song is entirely quarter notes, with changes every 2 or 4 beats. As such, anywhere that I have a chord written I am implying that you play two down-strokes. If the chord is written twice in a row play 4 down-strokes (all quarter notes).
Try these chords at the beginning (and through the verses):
Dsus2 Dsus2 Em9 Em9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Em9 Em9
|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Between verses ("well she grows..."), and before choruses do this:
E E G A
|0---0---0---0---3---3---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---|
|1---1---1---1---0---0---2---2---|
|2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---|
|-------------------x---x---0---0---|
|-------------------3---3-------------|
The chorus is:
G G D E
We want you to be happy, don't live inside the gloom
G G D E
We want you to be happy, come step outside your room
G G A7 A7
We want you to be happy, cause this is your song
E E
too.
Repeat this, and do the lead part (which I may tab out later if I decide I disagree with what is posted above, but I haven't checked it yet)
And for the other part ("In time we'll weather the storm...") do this:
C Cadd2 Bm7 D A7 A7 C Cadd2
|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---5---5---3---3---|
|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|2---2---2---2---4---4---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|3---3---3---3---2---2------------0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E
|0---0---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---|
|1---1---1---1---|
|2---2---2---2---|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
Or with the words...
C Cadd2
In time we'll weather the storm
Bm7 D A7 A7
Inside together you'll see the change
C Cadd2
As the sun shines
E E
Through
